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January 22, 2018

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Once again, Baltimore's mayor has fired a police commissioner. Will it make a difference?

Saturday, Jan 20

Every few years — usually when violent crime is rising — the mayor of Baltimore fires the police commissioner.

Baltimore's new top cop De Sousa came up through the ranks

Darryl De Sousa, a 30-year veteran of the Baltimore Police Department, has been tapped by Mayor Catherine E. Pugh to become the agency’s 40th police commissioner, replacing Kevin Davis.

Baltimore Police commissioner Kevin Davis fired by Mayor Pugh, citing rising crime

Mayor Catherine Pugh replaced police commissioner Kevin Davis on Friday, citing the need to get a handle on Baltimore’s record levels of violence.

Veterans of Enron, Deepwater Horizon cases prepare to try accused Baltimore cops

"They are like the terminator. They just never stop coming." A look at Derek Hines and Leo Wise, the two assistant U.S. attorneys prosecuting the corrupt squad of Baltimore police.

Baltimore Police Gun Trace Task Force corruption case heads to court Monday

Two Baltimore Police officers charged in perhaps the biggest corruption scandal in the agency’s history go on trial Monday in U.S. District Court, The Gun Trace Task Force trial is likely to add new details — and raise new questions.

Baltimore police racketeering case timeline

Timeline following the federal racketeering case of Baltimore's Gun Trace Task Force.

Violent crime in Baltimore, a data analysis of 2012 to 2017

 

Corruption, controversy marred Baltimore Police Commissioner Davis' final year

The period following the death of Freddie Gray was supposed to be a time when Baltimore restored the community’s faith in the police department. Yet in 2017, the Baltimore Police Department found itself mired in scandal after scandal.